Intermission: Scootaloo's letter

Dear Mom,

Hey, it's me, Scootaloo. I know I haven't written in awhile, but I just wanted to say happy Mother's Day.

A lot's happened since you left. A lot more than should really go into a letter. But, if you want me to sum it up, life's been hard without you.

I think Dad took it the hardest. In the first couple weeks of you being gone, he started drinking. A lot. He would come home late at night, always with some bottle in hoof, saying weird things about seeing you at the bar. It scared me, but Lyla would always be there to comfort me.

And about Lyla. I really don't know where she is anymore. She kept getting into fights with Dad, telling him about how he needs to be responsible, how "we're all sad that Mom's gone, but you need to buck up and be there for your daughters." Sorry for the language, but that's exactly what she said.

Lyla ended up moving out. She told me that she was going to take me with her, to get me out of that awful house. Unfortunately, the government got to me first. They had deemed Dad's behavior unfit for a parent, and so I was moved to a foster home somewhere else in Cloudsdale.

Lyla tried to adopt me, but apparently, she was also unfit to be a parent. Her income was barely enough to support herself, much less adding an eight year old filly.

I was moved around a bit, from foster care to children's homes and back again, until I ended up in a filly's home in Ponyville. I stayed there for a few months, occasionally wandering around town and going to school. There, I met my best friends, Applebloom and Sweetie Belle. I also met Rainbow Dash, fastest flier in Equestria and most awesome pony ever! I soon realized how nice Ponyville was, and stopped trying to run away.

Things have been okay ever since. I still miss the way things were when I had you, Dad, and Lyla around, but I guess I feel pretty lucky about the way things turned out.

Oh! I almost forget to mention. The strangest thing ever happened. This really weird creature came out of the Everfree Forest. It walked on two legs, and kept freaking out and running away when anypony got near it. Well, after the guard ponies tackled and captured it, we found out it could talk. It said its name was Ivan, and kept asking if we knew where Bridle Lake was.

Me, Sweetie Belle and Applebloom were shooed out of the library before we could see anything else, but I was able to meet him later.

Applebloom knows him really well because he used to work at Sweet Apple Acres, or the farm where she lives. She liked him a lot, but I myself didn't really try to get to know him until after he took Rainbow in after she lost her job. Something to do with the Wonderbolts, she said, but she never fully explained it to me. Ivan probably knows; maybe I'll ask him.

Well, anyways, it turns out he's a really chill guy. I kind of wish I would've known him earlier. He's funny, and not really like all the other adults. He doesn't get mad if I make fun of him, or tackle him or anything like that. He gets a bit competitive sometimes, but even though I've never done it, I know that if I ever need advice I could go to him. Of course I would go to Rainbow Dash first, but if she couldn't help then he would be my next option.

I guess I kind of poured my heart out there. But that's what mothers are for, right? To listen to their daughter's problems.

I'll make sure to lean this letter against your grave as soon as I get the chance. Once again, happy Mother's Day.

Your daughter,
Scoots.

Author's Note

What I did for Mother's Day.

Thanks go to my proofreader hwrogers for proofreading this and not telling me how extremely random it was to get this 2 weeks ago.

Wait! Don't scroll down!! Are you now feeling sad, lethargic, or sappy? Please read The Flank War, a 1,000 word short I did that contains lots and lots of butts.